This blog was initially set up to detail my thoughts and experiences on taking early retirement from my job at Stratford District Council, and how I prepared to walk from John O Groats to Lands End in 2010. In 2011 I took up the challenge of running a half marathon and this now forms the majority of the blog.

Wednesday, 23 March 2011

The best laid plans

Strangely I've been somewhat apprehensive about starting running, far more so than taking on the JOGLE challenge, and I awoke this morning after a fairly poor nights sleep feeling very nervous. I've promised everyone now that I will start running and you are expecting me to say that I did a little today.
That, at least, was my plan - firstly I decided to finish the windows at the rear of the house, now I know that all of you busy people would have done them yesterday with the roof glass but I don't currently have any time pressures and decided to put it off til today.
I was still anticipating a short run afterwards but then got on with knocking the remaining tiles off the walls of our en suite shower room (suppose that I've now admitted that I have entered the world of the middle classes) and then visiting the tip with the debris. Now I've got the time for a jog, but I've not got the energy. My legs feel like they are made of lead and I just don't want to go.
We are out for a curry tonight and then tomorrow I've got a big golf day to attend so it looks like I'll have to postpone my first run until Friday.
I do feel a fraud but I remember feeling a little like this when I decided to JOGLE, I know that as soon as I have taken my first steps I will be OK but it is just plucking up the courage to take them. Maybe the curry will get me running.

About Me

I'm 58 and retired, I play golf every week (not very well) at Ingon Manor GC in Stratford on Avon.I live in Redditch in Worcestershire with my wife Helen and we have two children Stuart and Katy. Stu is married to Beth and they have a beautiful son,Zack, who is the apple of my eye. Katy lives in Wiltshire with Aaron.